Turban Cloth
c.1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
This complete cotton turban cloth is decorated in the wrap-resist dyed technique known as lahariya. The turban is an unusual example of south Indian lahariya dyeing. It is accompanied by its original label, bearing the date 1849, although the cloth itself was not acquired until 1855.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, woven |
| Brief description | Lahariya turban cloth, wrap-resist-dyed muslin in purple with white stripes, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Cotton, wrap-resist dyed (lahariya) complete turban |
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| Marks and inscriptions | MADRAS TARIFF / Eng. Name. Turband / Syn. / Tamil. Pungay / Produce or Manufacture. Madras / Price per 1 Rupee & 9 annas / Where procurable. Bazaar / Use. / Remarks. / 10 yds / 1849 (Paris Universal Exhibition of 1855 original label ) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 3043: 'Turband piece / Madras / 55 Muslin Printed'. Swatches from the original textile appear in John Forbes Watson's The Textile Manufactures of India, vol.I, no.34. |
| Summary | This complete cotton turban cloth is decorated in the wrap-resist dyed technique known as lahariya. The turban is an unusual example of south Indian lahariya dyeing. It is accompanied by its original label, bearing the date 1849, although the cloth itself was not acquired until 1855. |
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| Other number | 3043 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5732(IS) |
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| Record created | February 17, 2003 |
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